# Accident 19830131001829A: Piper PA28R201T, Salem, MO, January 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Salem, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6298° N, 91.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6298&lon=-91.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99SJ-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131001829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF INTO CLOUDS AND FOG. LEFT WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE PULLUP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA060), Jan 31, 1983: Piper PA-28R-201T (N99SJ), Salem, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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